Women in the geosciences : practical, positive practices toward parity / edited by Mary Anne Holmes, Suzanne OConnell, Kuheli Dutt ; contributors, Ann E. Austin [and five others].

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Holmes, Mary Anne, 1954- editor.

O'Connell, Suzanne, editor.

Dutt, Kuheli, editor.

Austin, Ann E., contributor.

American Geophysical Union.

Series:

Special publication (American Geophysical Union) ; 70.

Special Publications ; 70

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Geology.

Women geologists--United States.

Women geologists.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (196 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Washington, District of Columbia ; Hoboken, New Jersey : American Geophysical Union : Wiley, 2015.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Read an interview with the author: "Working Toward Gender Parity in the Geosciences" The geoscience workforce has a lower proportion of women compared to the general population of the United States and compared to many other STEM fields. This volume explores issues pertaining to gender parity in the geosciences, and sheds light on some of the best practices that increase participation by women and promote parity. Volume highlights include: • Lessons learned from NSF-ADVANCE • Data on gender composition of faculty at top earth science institutions in the US • Implicit bias and gender as a social structure • Strategies for institutional change • Dual career couples • Family friendly policies • Role of mentoring • Career advancement for women • Recruiting diverse faculty • Models of institutional transformation Women in the Geosciences is a valuable contribution to the existing literature on gender issues in STEM disciplines. It focuses specifically on the geosciences, with a goal to spreading awareness on the best practices for gender parity in academic geoscience departments. Geoscientists, policymakers, educators and administrators could all greatly benefit from the contents of this volume.

Contents:

Introduction

Section I: The data

Section II: A framework to address the issue

Section III: Successful strategies to address the issue

Section III.A: Institutional strategies

Index

Supplemental images

EULA.

Notes:

"This Work is a co-publication between the American Geophysical Union and John Wiley & Sons, Inc."

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed May 13, 2015).

ISBN:

9781119067597

1119067596

9781119067856

1119067855

OCLC:

907942582